Senate Republicans Stand Firm as Chuck Schumer Plans Debt Ceiling VoteSean Moran 5 Oct 2021
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) planned a cloture vote on a debt-ceiling increase as Senate Republicans stand firm against Democrat efforts to skyrocket the debt.
Schumer planned a cloture vote on Wednesday to raise the debt ceiling until December 2022 or past the 2022 midterm elections. The vote will require 60 votes to pass the cloture threshold, meaning that the measure will likely not pass. Democrats would need ten Senate Republicans to defect and vote with Democrats for the measure to pass cloture.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has said for months that Senate Republicans will not vote for a debt ceiling increase to prevent Democrats from passing their $3.5 trillion Build Back Better “infrastructure” bill.
Republicans hope to point out that Democrats want to spend several trillion dollars while Americans continue to grapple with inflation ten months into President Joe Biden’s administration.
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